Adventures in Limbo: The Neither-Neither World of Austin Osman Spare (and Abraxas 3 US Launch!)

Austin Osman Spare was an English occult artist working in the
early-to-mid 20th Century. An exceptional illustrator and painter, he
also developed his own mystical practice involving sigils and other
esoteric codification. In this 60min audio-visual journey, we are
invited to explore Austin Spare’s approach to creating magical art. His
liminal methods are then compared with classical composers working
during his lifetime. There is also a soundtrack by John Contreras (of
Current 93 and Baby Dee) that was composed uniquely for this
presentation.

Robert Ansell is the managing director of the highly-regarded publishers FULGUR.
For more than 20 years he has collaborated with writers and artists,
both established and new, to produce some of the most inspirational
magical books of recent times. In 2009 Robert launched Abraxas, a high quality journal of esoteric studies that has been widely lauded.

A specialist in the art and sorcery of Austin Osman Spare, his published work includes; AOS Ex-Libris (1988), The Book of Ugly Ecstasy (1996), Borough Satyr (2005), The Valley of Fear (2008), The Exhibition Catalogues of Austin O. Spare (2011) and The Focus of Life
(2012). In 2010 he was also interviewed on Austin Spare for the BBC
Culture Show. Though rarely seen as a public lecturer, his two recent
appearances concerning Spare, AOS: A Celebration (2006) and The Cult of One (2007) received critical acclaim.

Abraxas is the publication I'm the Associate Editor of, so it will be a thrill to celebrate the launch of our new issue, as well as to hear the brilliant Robert Ansell speak. Please join us!